Elias Sports Bureau enhances speed and security while moving critical data

“The advent of fantasy sports and the prop-betting universe has pushed the statistics we collect to a level of focus they never had before. More audiences appreciate the value of what we have and want to use it. This makes it incumbent on us to safeguard and share that data in the best possible ways.”

Joe Gilston, President and Owner, Elias Sports Bureau

Since 1913, Elias Sports Bureau has been the leading gatherer and disseminator of American sports statistics. Being uniquely positioned to gather and share this data spurred them to engage Spectrum Business as a technology partner.

“We are charged by the sports leagues to maintain the integrity of their statistical data,” says Joe Gilston, President and Owner, Elias Sports Bureau. “At the same time, we also help them glean insights and develop opportunities to expand upon the many ways those sports are enjoyed every day. Spectrum Business expertise and technology are critical to us in fulfilling both these missions.”

To give Elias Sports Bureau centralized control over their entire network, accessible via a single pane of glass from any location, Spectrum Business installed Managed Network Edge. Managed Network Edge includes a Teleworker feature ideal for bringing together multiple remote users. It also provides managed firewall protection at the hub.

The Managed Network Edge platform has been outfitted with cameras and sensors to protect the headquarters itself. Over the years, many original documents and historic artifacts, such as vintage baseball scoresheets and letters from famous sports figures, have been collected at the headquarters location in Manhattan, New York. Gilston wants to make sure they are always looked after, 24 hours a day.

On some weekends when professional football is in season, six television feeds are simultaneously being tracked. A reliable high-definition digital feed is needed for each of them. For that, Elias Sports Bureau counts on Fiber Connect Plus TV.

As a business that never stops, Elias Sports Bureau must have reliable, scalable access to bandwidth. They need internet connectivity backed by a service-level agreement (SLA) guaranteeing 100% uptime. Spectrum Business delivers all this with Dedicated Fiber Internet (DFI).